Soumita Ghose
Tata Medical Center, University of Alberta, West Bengal University of Technology, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals
0000-0003-0084-1283
About
A health-policymaker with experience in public health program planning, execution and evaluation. I have led quality control teams for national and international accreditation projects. I am a certified lean six sigma practitioner and have worked as a medical planner, primarily focused with designing tertiary care cancer hospitals in few of the hard to reach regions of India. I have teaching experience in India and Canada on healthcare management and global health.
Academic and research interests: Gender equality as a determinant of health, effects of stigma and social exclusion in women’s cancers, developing culturally sustainable cancer screening programs for women in low resource settings, use of focused ethnography in understanding stigma associated with women’s cancer.
Specific Research Interest: The use of AARHUS intervals to understand the role of stigma in contributing to delayed representation, diagnosis and treatment for breast cancer in Indian women
Employment
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Tata Medical Center Deputy General Manager2021 - Present
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Tata Medical Center Senior Manager2019 - 2022
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Tata Medical Center Program Administrator2016 - 2019
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University of Alberta Graduate Teaching Assistant2015 - 2015
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Tata Medical Center Deputy Manager and Manager2014 - 2014
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Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals Senior Executive2006 - 2010
Education
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University of Alberta Masters in Public Health2014 - 2016
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West Bengal University of Technology Bachelors in Hospital Management2003 - 2006
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (7)
- Reducing the Occurrence of Medication Errors in a Tertiary Oncology Hospital in Eastern India: A Quality Improvement Study Save
- A public policy analysis with key stakeholders' insights to understand India's compliance with the WHO framework convention on tobacco control. Save
- Journeys: understanding access, affordability and disruptions to cancer care in India. Save
- Psycho-oncology service provisions for hospitalised cancer patients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in an oncology centre in eastern India. Save
- Addressing the Mental Health Challenges of Cancer Care Workers in LMICs During the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Save
- Ethics of cancer care: beyond biology and medicine. Save
- Perception of tobacco use in young adults in urban India: a qualitative exploration with relevant health policy analysis. Save